Snowball T he Pig

1. Snowball The Pig By Ray and Gavin.

2. Character details • Snowball wrote the original seven commandments. • He wanted to spread the rebellion to other farms but this was ceased by Napoleon's act of expelling him. • Snowball was very intelligent and was always thinking of ways that he thought could better the farm. In fact, it was his idea to built the windmill that Napoleon stole. • He always disagreed with Napoleon and they found it hard to agree on things. • Napoleon used Snowball as something he could blame all problems with the farm on for example, when bark fell of the trees it was Snowball that did it and when the windmill was destroyed it was Snowball who took the blame. • Snowball has been viewed by critics as portraying Trotsky and Lenin of the Russian revolution that this story is based on. • Snowball believed strongly that all animals deserve to be educated for the sake of passing on knowledge to future generations. This is what really sets him apart from the other pigs who use the animals disadvantage in intelligence to their advantage.

3. Similarities And Differences With Other Animals • Snowball is like Napoleon in the way that they both want to lead the farm to greatness but Napoleon would rather take everything for himself while Snowball is a lot more selfless. • Snowball seems to be smarter that the other animals, he came up with many of the ideas that Napoleon warped to his own advantages including that windmill, the commandments, and he wanted the Sunday meeting to still take place after Napoleon declared they wouldn’t. • Snowball and Clover seem alike as well. They both only want the best for animal farm and it’s inhabitants. • Snowball is the only pig who isn’t greedy for control over the other animals. He only wants to make their lives more enjoyable and carefree while the others want to replant the retiree grazing field with barley for beer that only they will drink.

4. Connections With History • Snowball is believed to represent Leon Trotsky who was the leader with Stalin of the Russian revolution. • Trotsky was exiled by his former partner in leadership, Stalin, as was Snowball by Napoleon. • After Trotsky was exiled Stalin made up a bunch of lies to ruin his reputation with the people of Russia just like Napoleon blamed any mishaps on snowball to make the animals distrust him. • Like Napoleon, Stalin acted out of greed and lust for power while Trotsky wanted to better the lives of all Russians.

5. Goals • Snowball always wanted the other animals to gain the ability to read and write. • He viewed man’s inventions as a way he could better the lives of his fellow comrades instead of evil devises or ways to gain power over others like Napoleon did. • Snowball carried on Old Majors hope for a human free England where animals governed themselves and weren't slaves of humanity. • We believe that near the end of Snowballs stay on the farm he wanted to get rid of Napoleon because he was taking advantage of other animals but was stopped by his expultion.

6. Contributions to Animal Farm • Snowball was the one who thought of building a windmill before Napoleon stole his idea. • He was the only pig who thought all animals should be educated. • Snowball wrote the original 7 commandments on the side of the barn. • He was the reason that the animals one the Battle of Cowshed with his brilliant idea of a tactical retreat to make Jones think he one for the moment. • He tried to spread animalism through pigeons that he sent to other farms.

7. Criticism From Other Sources • Orwell’s Animal Farm became “a critical and popular triumph” after it was finally published and printed by the leftist firm of Secker & Warburg. Animal Farm is regarded as Orwell’s most influential work along with Nineteen Eighty-Four and Homage to Catalonia. It was translated into many different languages and Joseph Stalin wasted no time banning the Russian version in all Soviet-ruled areas when it came out. It’s intricate and understandable apporach to political systems and corruption make Animal Farm a classic work and a “lasting achievement.”

8. These are our sources • http://voices.yahoo.com/orwells-snowball-as-political-metaphor-in-1349269.html?cat=38 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball_(Animal_Farm) • http://www.shmoop.com/animal-farm/snowball-pig.html • http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/animalfarm/characters.html • http://www.studymode.com/essays/Similarities-And-Differences-Between-Napoleon-And-1480677.html • http://jaysonchuanimalfarm.weebly.com/leon-trotsky--snowball.html • http://patricklw2009.wordpress.com/animal-farm-literary-criticism/